Congregation Ohr Torah Weekly Announcements http://www.ohrtorah.net 48 Edgemount Road Edison, NJ 08817 Yaakov Luban – Rabbi Allen Kessel - President Tazria Metzora – Rosh Chodesh 1 Iyar 5769 April 25, 2009 networking begins at 7:30 pm; the program begins Candlelighting: 7:28PM MAZEL TOV at 8 pm and ends at 10 pm. Guest speaker: Plag Mincha: 6:00 PM …to Miriam and Shmilu Weiss on the Bar Early Mincha: 6:45 PM Kevin Shulman, a nationally known speaker on Mitzvah of their son Mordechai. Mazel Tov sales, negotiating, networking, prospecting, Mincha: 7:35PM to siblings, Malia and Shaje, to the Shacharis: 7:45 and 9:00AM recruiting and management strategies, will provide tips for effective networking. For more Rabbi Hoffman’s Pesachim Shiur- grandparents, Frida Weiss and Dr. Nechemia After Hashkama and Roslyn Nesis, to aunt and uncle Ruchi information, go to www.ENRV.org, or contact Bob Lansey at [email protected]. Please help. If you Z’man Krias Shma (G’RA): 9:30AM and Yossi Stern and all the aunts, uncles and Early Mincha: 1:45 PM cousins. know of any job openings, please e-mail the info to [email protected]. Jobs can be professional, Rabbi Luban’s Shiur in Megillah 6:30 PM The entire congregation is invited to Kiddush Mincha: 7:20 PM part-time, or temporary. after davening in honor of Mordechai's Bar NORPAC Shalosh Seudos speaker: Shmilu Weiss Mitzvah. Maariv: 8:30 PM Local Orientation/training session--Sat. night May Weekday Shacharis: 16 at Cong. Ohr Torah 9:45-10:45 ( i.e. you do Sun 7:15, 8 & 9AM KIDDUSH & SHALOSH SEUDOS not have to go to Englewood). Our 2 buses are Mon & Thur 6:20, 7:05, 8 AM full. One bus will leave from OT and the other This week’s Kiddush and Shalosh Seudos are from AA. Please watch your email in the days prior Tue, Wed & Fri. 6:30, 7:10, 8 AM sponsored by Miriam and Shmilu Weiss in Weekday Mincha/ Maariv: 7:35 PM to the mission to find out on which bus your group honor of Mordechai’s Bar Mitzvah. will leave. Talking points will be emailed prior to Weekday Maariv 10:10 PM

Monday evening, 9:10 in Bais Medrash, Rabbi the mission. Shacharis davening at both shuls will be at 5:45 am. Bus departure at 6: 30 sharp. Luban’s shiur in She’eilos Uteshuvos (responsa) SHALOSH SEUDOS SPEAKER Tuesday Tehillim 9:50 PM OPEN ENROLLMENT There will be briefings on each bus. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner will be provided and all meals DAF YOMI If would like to speak or suggest a speaker The Daf Yomi will be starting a new masechta for shalosh seudos due to a simcha, yahrzeit, are glatt kosher. We are taking a waiting list for openings due to cancellations. If we have an Maseches Bava Metzia on Monday April 27. a guest visit or other occasion within the All those wishing to start the Daf are additional 20-25 people we will add a third bus. next six months, please reserve your spot on Rates are now $125 for students and $175 for urged to attend. the sign-up sheet in the Beis Medrash adults. Visa or MasterCard accepted. Must be 12 quickly. After this Shabbos, all open speaking Monday -Thursday- 7:15PM and continues after years of age or older to attend. Those under 18 maariv. Friday - after kabolos shabbos. slots will be filled. MUST be accompanied by their parent or legal If there are two minyanim,after the first guardian. Register at www.norpac.net or call 201- minyan. Shabbos - one hour before mincha CONDOLENCES 788-5133. Sunday- after 8 am shacharis. MAYHS ANNUAL DINNER Congregation Ohr Torah extends sincere MAYHS Annual Dinner, Sunday, May 17, 2009 BARUCH HABAH condolences: 5:30 p.m.at Congregation Ohr Torah in Edison Ohr Torah would like to welcome newcomers, visitors and guests …to Marion Kornfeld on the loss of her Guests of Honor: Leah and Avshalom Nagar of who are joining us. If our President, Allen Kessel or Rabbi Yaakov Luban does not get a chance to welcome you personally, please mother, Ethel Rosengarten, Z”L. Marion will Deal in addition we will be: Paying Tribute to the come up and introduce yourself. be sitting Shiva in her house, 106 N. 6th Ave, New Academic Administration and Celebrating the KIDDUSH SPONSORSHIP through Sunday. Bar Mitzvah Year of the Boys' Division For more Kiddush sponsorship is available for, May 2nd, 23rd & 2nd day of …to Leonard Staller on the loss of his info or to place an ad in the Journal, call (732) Shavous. To sponsor a Kiddush or reserve the Kiddush room, 613-7460 or e-mail [email protected] please contact Mel Barenholtz in person, by phone or email: mother, Edith Stalle,r Z”L. Leonard will be CHARITY FOOD COLLECTION [email protected]. sitting Shiva in his house, 296 N. 5th Ave, To sponsor a Shalosh Seudos, please contact Moshe Wiesel. We will be collecting unopened Pesach and OHR TORAH NEWSLETTER through Sunday. Chametz food to be distributed to the local poor. To subscribe to these Announcements, please email Canned goods, Matza, etc. food can be dropped [email protected] and request to be added to the distribution. May you be comforted among the mourners off at 37 Brookfall Road,Edison -Elise and Eddie BUILDING DEDICATION OPPORTUNITIES Contact Moshe Schneider at 732-618-4702 or at of Tzion and Yerushalayim. Schechter [email protected] NEEDED: WHEELCHAIR RAMP We will collect food until May 2, 2009 TREE OF LIFE and/or YAHRZEIT PLAQUES RAV DOV TO SPEAK To dedicate a Yahrzeit Plaque or a Leaf for the Lobby Eitz Chayim If anyone has or knows of anyone who has a wheelchair ramp, preferably indoor and The Mekor Chaim/Steinsaltz Ambassadors program Tree, please contact Moish Nat by sending a detailed fax with all is proud to present a special guest speaker from dedicatory wording to 732-442-8022. For more info. Call Moish at outdoor that they could lend, it would be , Rav Dov Zinger. Rav Dov is the head of the 732-442-5751 during work days or 732- 572-4132 in the evening. extremely appreciated. Please contact the SEFORIM DEDICATIONS Steinsaltz Mekor Chaim high school in Book/Seforim Dedications of all types are available by contacting Gottlieb family 732-985-5548. K'far Etzion, Israel. Rav Dov will be giving a shiur Barry Siegel at [email protected] or 732-572-4408. in Hebrew on the topic "Take from the *Zimra* of HOUSEKEEPING For housekeeping issues and inquiries contact Lou Smith at COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS the Land" at the residence of Wendy and Oz Bar, 232 South 3rd St., on Thursday, April 30th, at [email protected] or 732-572-5633. EMERGENCY PARNOSAH INNITIATIVE - OHR TORAH YOUTH PROGRAM EVENTS 8:30PM. Please contact Rabbi Shmuel Greene at Children can register for events on Ohr Torah's website Employment Network of Raritan Valley [email protected] or 732-485-7122 for "ohrtorah.net" or by calling Mayer Berg at 732-572-3429. Free job networking session: Wednesday, May more information. 13th at Cong. Ahavas Achim in Highland Park. It's RABBI MENACHEM LEIBTAG TO SPEAK an effective way to learn job search strategies, In honor of Yom Ha'atzmaut: On Sunday, April 26 hear about job leads, and share ideas, resources at Ohav Emeth, Rabbi Menachem Liebtag will

and information. Be prepared to present a 20-30 address “Can There Be Kedusha without Halacha:

second elevator pitch on your experience and The Prophetic Dilemma of the Modern Jewish bring about 20 copies of your resume. Informal State in Light of Sefer Devarim.” Prior to the REMINDER: The emergency Defibrillator is in the Beis Medrash Chazzon’s shulchan. PLEASE SEE REVERSE SIDE FOR MORE OHR TORAH INFORMATION lecture, Rabbi Leibtag will distribute source sheets Please email Sharon at [email protected] to request intended only to be there as a support mechanism. and provide guidance during an optional "Beit a form and to find out the location. The hot line is manned from after Shabbos CST Medresh Hour" for preparation. Families and KEYLIM MIKVAH HOURS OF OPERATION until 3:00 PM CST on Friday. The hot line is now friends are urged to form chavruta groups to learn The OT Keylim Mikvah will be open Sunday up and running and available to assist you. HOT the sources, which will enrich and deepen the Mornings from 9AM to 12 Noon. Please make sure LINE 1-877-99-PARENT content of the shiur to follow. to leave the area clean and neat. YIEB SCHOLAR IN RESIDENCE Cost: $5 per person including light refreshments. REBBETZIN EICHENSTEIN’S NAVI CLASS The Young Israel of East Brunswick is proud to Schedule: Rebbitzen Eichenstein will be having her Navi class announce a Scholar in Residence Program 6:45: Beit Medresh Hour/Refreshments on Sefer Tehillim, Sunday morning, April 26 at featuring Rabbi Moshe Meir Weiss being held on 7:35: Mincha and Maariv 10:00 AM at Cong. Agudath Israel and Parsha Shabbat Emor, May 8th and 9th. Rabbi Weiss will 8:05: Shiur by Rabbi Leibtag class, Monday evening, April 27at 8:00 PM at be speaking throughout Shabbat and at a Melaveh Rabbi Menachem Leibtag is the founder of the Cong. Ohr Torah. Classes are for women only. Malkah on Motzei Shabbat. For Shabbat hospitality Tanach Study Center and is one of pioneers of For more info, please contact Aviva Siegel at please contact Steve Moskowitz at (732) 616-8999 Torah Education via the internet. [email protected], Ricki Stern 732-828- or [email protected]. The entire SCHOLAR IN RESIDENCE 6939 [email protected]. community is invited to attend the Melaveh The Mekor Chaim/Steinsaltz Ambassador program MRS. MIRI COHEN’S PARSHA CLASS Malkah. Suggested Donation is $10. Rabbi Weiss is proud to present a special scholar in residence Mrs. Miri Cohen’s ladies Parsha class will meet will be selling his books and tapes at the Melaveh on the Shabbat of Parshat Acharei Mot/Kedoshim, Wednesday morning, April 29 at 9:15 AM at the Malka as well. For more info, please contact the May 2nd, the chief Rabbi of Tekoa, Rav Menachem home of Rosa Katz, 132 North 8th Avenue, Young Israel of East Brunswick at 732-254-1860. Fruman. Rav Fruman is a former IDF paratrooper Highland Park. For more information, please call JR NCSY INFO who took part in the 1967 liberation of the Kotel Azriella Jaffe 732-985-7613. -Want to stay updated with Jr. NCSY? Join our and was a student at the Mercaz haRav and ATTENTION ALL WOMEN AND GIRLS: mailing list! Updates go out as often as we get Yeshivat HaKotel . He has taught at Women's 'Amen' group will continue to meet this them, so please email [email protected] with several yeshivas including and Sunday at 9:45 AM upstairs in the office at your child's name, grade and school. Any , and is currently a lecturer at Rabbi Congregation Ohr Torah in Edison. All women and questions on any of the above announcements or Adin Steinsaltz's Hesder Yeshiva in Tekoa and the girls are invited to join. Please note the group anything having to do wth Jr. NCSY, please Otniel hesder Yeshiva. prays in the 'Zechus' of Menachem Mordechai Ben contact Chana Lustiger at 908-209-1820 or Tzvi Rav Fruman will be speaking in Hebrew at the Ophira, Fruma Sarah Bas Devorah Rachel, and the Hametz at 732-991-2252 night main Shabbat morning Ohav Emeth minyan, other Cholim on community lists and individual's PARK MIKVAH before Mincha at 6:00PM at Ahavath Achim on requests.Looking for women to say Shir Hashirim The Edison/Highland Park Mikvah is open Sun- "Mesirut Nefesh" and at Eitz Ahaim at a special (in your own home) this Friday night after licht Thur nights, 9-11pm. FRIDAY NIGHTS are by Seuda Shlishit on "The Torah of Eretz Yisrael and bentchen. Please contact E.J. Berman at APPOINTMENT ONLY. Saturday night, April 4th the Torah of outside the Land of Israel". [email protected] you would like to be and 11th, the mikvah opens at 9pm. EMUNAH COOKING EVENT included in a challah baking segullah for this April 8-10, and April 14-15, Pesach, HOURS ARE Our cooking event has been rescheduled to 8 pm coming Shabbos on Thursday night or Friday BY APPOINTMENT ONLY! Call 732-249-2411.Fee April 29, same location. Sharon Starr Heyden, (hafrasha should be done Thursday night after $15. OUT OF HOURS an ADDITIONAL $20 fee. author of "A Culinary Journey: Exotic Kosher dark or Friday) please contact E.J. at the above e LOCAL ERUV Cuisine," will demonstrate an entire at 8 pm on mail address. It should be in the zechus of a Please call 732-247-ERUV for status of the Eruv. April 29 in the home of Adrienne Orani, 292 North refuah shleimah for Menachem Mordechai ben Parshas Acharei-Kedoshim 5th Avenue, HP. A graduate of EMUNAH's Ophira. Remember to please say a tefillah for Candlelighting 7:35 PM summer cooking week in Tuscany, Sharon will Menachem Mordechai when you do the hafrasha Mincha/ Kabolas Shabbos 7:00 & 7:45 PM share her recipes and give us each a taste. Please AND when the dough is being kneaded. It could VISIT OHR TORAH ON THE WEB! reserve so we know how much to prepare. The be your own personal tefillah or tehillim. Ohr Torah can now be found on the internet at evening's $18 donation helps our projects for the ANNOUNCING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF OUR http://www.ohrtorah.net You can join the needy in Israel in these very difficult times. Join CHIZUK HOT LINE email list for Weekly Announcements. Any ideas us! RSVP by email to A Parent Speaks Is happy to announce the and comments about the site can be sent to [email protected]_(mailto:[email protected]) or establishment of our CHIZUK HOT LINE. 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